What Is a Federal Parliamentary Democracy?

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A federal parliamentary democracy, or simply a parliamentary democracy, is a government where parliament, while voted in by the people, is sovereign and responsible for the formation of the government. The parliament is responsible for passing legislature and monitoring the executive government. It is also responsible for verifying the spending of public or taxpayer money.

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The party that has the most members in parliament forms the government and the leader of the party becomes the prime minister or chancellor. The prime minister can be removed if they lose the confidence of the party that holds the majority. Several countries use this form of government. This type of government originated in Britain and is used by Australia, Belgium and Somalia.